As a deity name
Name 682 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
याज्ञवल्क्य · noun · masculine
एक प्रसिद्ध ऋषि जो वैशंपायन के शिष्य थे · एक ऋषि जो राजा जनक के दरबार में रहते थे और जो योगीश्वर याज्ञवल्कय के नाम से प्रसिद्ध है । मंत्रेधी और गार्गी इन्हीं की पत्नियाँ थी · योगीश्वर याज्ञवल्क्य के वंशधर एक स्मृतिकार । मनुस्मृति के उपरांत इन्हीं के स्मृति का महत्व हैं; और उसका दायभाग आज तक प्रमाण माना जाता है — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pl. the family of Y˚
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Dictionary citations
yājña—valkya m. (yā, fr. yajñavalka) N. of an ancient sage (frequently quoted as an authority in the ŚBr.; the first reputed teacher of the Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā or White Yajur-veda, revealed to him by the Sun; he is also the supposed author of a celebrated code of laws, which is only second in importance to that of Manu, and with its well-known commentary, the Mitākṣarā, is the leading authority of the Mithilā school; cf. IW. 291), ŚBr. &c. &c.
pl. the family of Y˚, Hariv.
yājña—valkya mfn. relating to or derived by Y˚
yājña—valkya n. N. of an Upaniṣad
yājñavalkya m. (-lkyaḥ) A celebrated saint and legislator; the supposed author of a celebrated code of laws, and the first reputed teacher of the white portion of the Yajur Veda revealed to him by the sun. E. yajñavalka the father of the saint, and ṣyañ aff.
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